Two fast-moving stories set the day's agenda: a migration surge at Spain's Ceuta enclave that has turned into a fight over Schengen itself, and a Gaza disarmament deal that is already showing conflicting conditions.

Ceuta surge escalates into a Schengen fight

  • Spain deployed its armed forces after nearly 50,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta within 24 hours; at least 18 people drowned attempting the crossing (more).
  • Crossings rose to about 60,000 a day later and 19 deaths; PM Sanchez called it "an attack on Spanish territory," blamed trafficking networks, and France reinforced its own border with Spain (more).
  • Italy, Finland and Austria demanded Spain's suspension from Schengen, Denmark echoed the call, and Spain summoned Italy's ambassador in protest — though the Schengen code has no mechanism for expelling a member state (more).

Gaza deal's fine print emerges

  • Hamas confirmed it agreed to disarm under a Trump-brokered plan tying its arms handover to a phased Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, a structural break from earlier truces that only paused fighting (more).
  • An Israeli political source told AFP that Israel won't withdraw until Hamas achieves "genuine disarmament," a term Israel hasn't defined, even as the EU calls the deal a "constructive step toward peace" (more).

Also worth a glance

  • Saudi Arabia and 13 partners launched a standing Red Sea security alliance after Houthi tanker strikes, the latest sign regional coalitions, not old alliances, are now guarding the world's chokepoints (more).